the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he rose and left the room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
BrunonounUS /ˈbruːnoʊ/
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear, dear!" said Father Nicholas.
don't
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From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Dear, dear!" said Father Nicholas.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Really, he has made me feel quite uncomfortable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Really, he has made me feel quite uncomfortable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he rose and left the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then he rose and left the room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Really, he has made me feel quite uncomfortable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Really, he has made me feel quite uncomfortable.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading "Dear, dear!" said Father Nicholas.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Really, he has made me feel quite uncomfortable.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really, he has made me feel quite uncomfortable.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then he rose and left the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then he rose and left the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dear, dear!" said Father Nicholas.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he rose and left the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he rose and left the room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Really, he has made me feel quite uncomfortable.
unsettlingverbUS /ənˈsetəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “unsettle” — disturb the composure of
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
upsidenounUS /ˈʌpˈsaɪd/
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
precisely as stated
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
WarnernounUS /ˈwɔːrnər/
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, the world would have to be turned upside down!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Our brother Bruno means well,-- very well indeed, I am sure: but those enthusiastic people like him-- don't you think they are very unsettling, Brother Warner?
